Undergarment



M. [VERSH El?! UNDERGARMENT Nov; 15, 193'.

E' Sheets-Sheet Filed April 284 1957 A TTM/Ey Nov., 15, 1938 M. IMERSHEIN UNDERGRMENT Filed April 28, 1957 'lr llll llll /N VEA/TOR Warm/M5 /M/Sa//E//v M f1 9% ORNE Y UNDERGARMEN T Filed April 28, 1957 5 ShetS-Sheet 5 scissor@ Patented Nov. 15, 1938 'ocr-1819,40?

i Matthias ImersheimNew Yjork, Y., assignor` to Graceform-,Camlin Corset Co., Inc., New

'f-lThe'-inventionrelates to articles lof'apparel constituting ladiesundergarments,` such Yas a girdle, foundation garment, or combinationgar- `mentl ofwhich one portion is constituted of a girdle, such,`for instance,` as Yare-known as Corfselletes. 'Thelinventiom more particularly, consis'tsi-in providingl-` an under-garment of any usualv typeuhaving a portion adapted to encircle the torsoinitheabdominal 'region thereof, -in which ro such body encircling, or girdling portion has applie'd thereto, leither upon its outer surface, or its finnerlsurface, a plurality of ribbons, tapes, strip- ",pings, 4or like instrumentalities, disposed in a pattern of crossing bands of such ribbons, tapes,

figs eter-throughout particular portions of suchgar- Ani.object.of1the.present invention is lto pro- Vide such a body-encircling undergarment,'usu -ally` aigirdle,-W`ith-a seriesof vapl'urality of strips ioffribbons, tapes, or strippings, onelsuch series .zofilstripsfcrossin'g another, the pluralityof strips vof=ribb`on, ltapes, or strippings, in ,each series be- 'ng disposed inparallel relationship to each other. :MIT-he :objects l-attain-edfby such provision and disposition of ribbonlan'd/or tapes are to secure,

.wheritlthe -garment lis worn, a flattening or ismoothingofthe gure `at the portions of the Abody:underlying the garments -at those localiiztiesjiand-.rto effect an even distribution, byrthe Y- rslightizpressure yexertedby thestr-ips `'of -ribbon coritape;.ofa.thef1esh,`so that, instead of a direct "inward pressure .being :applied against the more ffleshyportions of the body,-la.uniform and widely edistributedffevenlflattening of acomparatively `glargeiarea of-thehypogastric region, in one case,

randulof the region directly below'the small of the -ba'ck,2'in.the;other, is effected. An effective con- 4trol,u morexin accordance with the ideal anatom` -Aical contoursof :these regions of the body is thus 4G obtainedly `without :interference with -the neces- `:sary flexibility ofthe garment, both for comfort .durin'gLwear and for ease and facility `in donning orrfremoving thesame. l I

auBy my novel under-garment, `there is `thus pro- Vf.di`1cedi-.an appreciable reduction in thewaistY line I inaturaLbulging ofthe thighs and at the same time fprpvideqa-sectionof unusual strength and .sup wpor-t.

fu-:Inits-,broadest aspect, my invention contemplates the `crossing of two ror more strips .of ma- .;fterialyrigid or stretchablethe crossing being York, N.r Y.,.a corporation o f NewYork Y Application AprilvZS, 1937,'1Seria1 No. 139,403 solaires. (oie-faja), l

such that the areain which such crossing occurs :overlies the abdomen 'and diaphragm, giving both additional support anda flattening effect to such parts, in the front;v and like members,- vsimilarly disposed,in the 'back to give additional'support 5 and a attening effect in-the b'utt'ock and thigh regions. Y f f f Specific embodiments of my invention are -shownin the accompanying drawings, the invention ibeing shown therein ras applied to a ladies vr'l0 under-garment of the'girdle type, the showing beingintended by way-of illustration, rather than byway vof limitation. Y Y

In such drawings, Fig. 1 is a front'view of a girdle constructed iny accordance with my linven- 15 tion ;VFig.2 is arear View of such girdle; Fig. 3 is a front View of a `second embodiment of the invention; 'Figi isa rear view thereof; and Fig..5 is a view .of the girdle of Figs. Band 4, showing the `inner face` of the girdle when it is in fully eXtended,-v1iat condition. f. v

Referring :more particularly to the drawings, :innwhich Asimilar reference characters identify Lsimi'larfpartsin:the several views, the girdleof Eigsifl. and 2, in the construction of which my Ainvention :has been utilized, preferably consists ofl'airontfsectiontllland a rear section I I, with ,two intermediate side sections I2 and I3, the sec- :tions being permanently joined atl one Vside of the garment, while `at the lopposite side, the edges eo of the sections Hand I3zare `joined through only :asmall extent :ofi-their edges, vas at 14,:and are provided with cooperating fastenerelements (not I shown) -b1tocadeor=of netting constituted of a plurality off.;pli`e`s,fandimay include devicesysuch as the elastic insert I5 assisting the -girdle in its :body 4conforming function. The' body I0 may be also provided with hose supporters I6 of conventionalY form..

. .The rear Vsection II of the girdle may be substantially of the-form and material constituting Itheffront section, but need not have an elastic ,I 45 insert. YConventional hose supporters `I'I depend from. the'` rear section of ,the girdle.

, Z[?he;,twointermediate. sections I2 .and I3 are preferably constructed of an elastic material.

In this I embodiment of my .inventoin, illustrated 5,50

inflig. land 2, I provide, upon the `front section, Isewnidirectly upon' the outer surface thereof,` two .series Aoflparallel strips of ribbon or tape I8, the strips of one seriesbeing disposed at angles of approximately 45 degrees Vrunning i diagonally 55 across the face of the section, and the strips of the other series being disposed at like angles, but running diagonally across the face of the section in the opposite direction, the two series of ribbons or tapes crossing in the upper half of the front section, or that portion of the girdle which is adapted, when the garment is worn, to overlie the hypogastric or abdominal region of the torso.

By this disposition of the strips of Aribbon or tape, the portion' of the torso, namely the abdomen or diaphragm region, requiring a ilattening or smoothing of the esh, is directly beneath the area of the section in which the ribbons'or tapes cross.

` In the rear section of the garment a like disposition of two series of ribbons I9 is made, but in such manner that the first series crosses the second series at a region of the garment which, when it is worn, overlies the buttocks or the portion of the torso below the small of the back, with the'like-result of flattening and smoothing the underlying flesh. The bottom portions of the ribbons'or tapes effectively cover the bulges of the thighs. A

It should be noted that one series of strips of ribbon or tape, i. e., those on the front section ID, extend from near the bottom extremities of the edges of the section, upwardly 'and diagonally, to substantially the upper edge of the section, whereas the other series of strips of ribbon or tape, i. e., those upon the rear section, extend from near the bottom extremities of the edges of the section to near the upper extremities of such edges, but not to the upperv edge of the section. The area at which the series of strips cross each other, will therefore be higher in the rst instance, namely upon the front section, than in the second, or on the rear section.

It will be understood that while I have shown the two series comprising three parallel strips of ribbon or tape, and any number, two or more, of such strips may be used-in either series.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs.V 3 to 5, substantially the .same effects and results are produced by series of tapes' 2B on the front section and series of tapes 2| on the rear section. In such embodiment, however, the ribbons or tapes are secured by stitching, upon the inner faces of such sections, namely those which are adapted, when the garment is' worn, to contact the body. In such second embodiment of my invention also, a great latitude in the number of tapes constituting either series, is possible, although I prefer to use such number as is illustrated.

In the garment illustrated in Figs. 3 to 5, both of the front and rear sections may be conveniently provided with boning 22, suitably disposed in pockets 23, there being shown three such bone inserts in the front section, extending approximately half way down the `length of the section, and two such bone inserts in the rear section, extending substantially the entire length of the rear section. It isto be understood, of course, that my invention is not limited to undergarments, having such boning, but is equally applicable, with the same functions and results, to undergarments having no boning whatever therein. A

While I have described particular embodiments of my invention, it is obvious that various modications therein, particularly in the specific form and disposition of the parts may be made without departing from my invention.

It will be understood, for instance, that the advantages of my invention may be attained by any disposition of ribbons, tapes, or the like in which they cross in an area of the garment section which will give the benefit of the increased support and attening effect, although not to the full extent resulting from the particular constructions described. Thus, it is conceivable, and I recognize such possibility, thatsimilar advantages and effects will be produced by having the ribbons or tapes extend in horizontal and vertical directions', crossing each other at the regions described. Such structures, if embodying crossingribbons or tapes, I regard within the ambit of my disclosure and invention.

In place of the ribbons or tapes, there may be used strip-pings, or ordinary binding cloth with its edges turned in. Such strips may be also constituted of plain ribbon or tape material or of stretchable material, such as Lastex. Furthermore, Vsuch ribbons, tapes, or strippings may be sewn between two or more layers of material-and so applied to the garment sections as to be concealed.

As already indicated, the basic principle of my novel undergarment, that isthe crossed disposition of the ribbon, tapes, or strippings, may be applied with equally good results to garments having any desirable type of honing wherever placed within, or upon `the garment sections.

I claim: i

1. A garment, including a tight tting front portion, said portion having two series of parallel inelastic ribbons, tapes, or the like secured along their lengths to said portion, and extending substantially from one side to the other side of said portion, one series crossing the other diagonally in the region overlying the abdomen ofV th wearer.r i

2. A garment including a tight fitting rear portion, said portion having two series of parallel inelastic ribbons, tapes, or the like secured along their lengths' to said portion, and extending substantially from one side to the other side of said portion, one series crossing the other in the region overlying the buttocks of the wearer.

3 An undergarment having'a portion adapted to encircle the body of the wearer in the region of the abdomen, said portion having a front section provided with a plurality of strips of inelastic ribbon, tape, or the like secured thereto along their lengths, substantially in parallel relation, to constitute one series of such strips, and withanother series of similar strips diagonally crossing said irst series in the hypogastric regio-n of the body, each of said series extending substantially from one side to the other side of said section, the area in which said series of strips cross overlying the abdomen when the garment is worn, said portion having a rear section. which is similarly provided with two other series of strips of parallel ribbons, tape, or the like,crossing in the area of the garment overlying the buttocks and thighs when the garment is worn, each of said other series extending substantially from one side to the other side. of said rear section, the majorportion of the area in which the strips cross on the front section of the garment being higher than the major portion of the area in which the strips cross in the rear of the garment.

4. An undergarment as claimed in claim 3, saidl sections comp-rising substantially straight-sided panels, most of the strips on said front panel extending from the side edges of, and from near the bottom edge of said front panel to the top edge thereof, most of the strips on said rear panel 5.75

extending from the side edges of, and from near thereof.

5. An undergarment as claimed claim 3, said portion having stretchable elastic side sections joining said front and rear sections. y

6. A garment as claimed in claim 3, said garment having stretchable elastic side sections joining said front and rear sections, said side sec- 10 tions having substantially straight vertical edges,

said front and rear sections being substantially rectilinear, most of the strips on said front section extending from the side edges of, and from near the bottom edge of said front section to the top edge thereof, most of the strips on said rear section extending from the side edges of, and from near the top edge of said rear section to the bottom edge thereof.

MA'I'I'HIAS IMERSHEIN. 

